Media
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Deadline Hires USA Today’s Lieberman as Executive Editor
Penske poaches 17-year veteran of paper to cover big media, corporate finance for Nikki Finke
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The NY Times Online Paywall Finally Goes Live
After 14 months in development, long-awaited “metered” model launches
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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Returns to Tweet Nest
Dorsey, who had been CEO until 2008, assumes product chief role
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Guardian Takes Swipe at Radiohead With ‘Creep’ Cover
Paper responds to band’s “newspaper” album by recording own version of 1993 hit
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Miramax Names New Head of Domestic TV, Digital Sales
Joe Patrick tapped as SVP, responsible for all broadcast, cable distribution deals
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News Budgets Busted by Cost of Covering Disasters
Exclusive: Networks are bleeding millions reporting on everything from the uprising in Libya to Japan’s nuclear meltdown
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Nate Dogg’s Funeral Draws Huge Turnout, Including Snoop Dogg
Despite inclement weather and the cancellation of a planned tribute concert, a massive crowd shows up to pay its respects
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Warren Beatty Foils Tribune Co., Plans Another ‘Dick Tracy’
A federal judge rules that the actor still owns rights to the crime-fighting character, paving the way for future projects
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Chris Brown’s Publicist Splits — For Now
Tammy Brook, the hip-hop artist’s publicist, says she loves Brown and hopes to work with him again
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First Frank Rich, Now Bob Herbert: Another Columnist Exits NY Times
Columnist had at the paper for almost 20 years; follows departure of fellow op-ed writer Frank Rich
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NY Times to Unveil Online Paywall in the Afternoon
Paper announces 2 p.m. (ET) start time for March 28 launch
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Ousted NPR Chief Vivian Schiller Breaks Silence: ‘I’m Not Done’
Public radio executive talks about the James O’Keefe controversy at the International Women’s Media Foundation
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WTF? OMG, FYI, LOL, WAG Added to Oxford English Dictionary — LMFAO!
Texting-friendly abbreviations join IMHO, BFF in language usage Bible
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Arianna Huffington to Launch Huffington Post U.K.
British edition to follow same model as U.S. — paid editors and writers paired with unpaid bloggers